Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with Toss N Press, S-Corp, to Provide a Youth Food Hospitality Program through the Youth Bureau in Support of the Youth Employment Program - (scheduled to commence in February 2026 and conclude in May 2026) - (compensation under said agreement shall not exceed the sum of $25,000.00. This ordinance affirms that the grant funding supporting this agreement is reimbursable in nature and does not require the use of City matching funds); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TOSS N PRESS,
S-CORP, TO PROVIDE A YOUTH FOOD HOSPITALITY
PROGRAM THROUGH THE YOUTH BUREAU IN
SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Whereas, in correspondence dated December 30, 2025, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Toss N Press, S-Corp, to design and implement a sixteen (16) week food hospitality training program for youth through the City's Youth Bureau; and
Whereas, the proposed program shall serve approximately five to six (5-6) high school-aged youth and is scheduled to commence in February 2026 and conclude in May 2026; and
Whereas, in an ordinance adopted on October 22, 2025, the City of Mount Vernon Youth Department was authorized to accept grant funding in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Sixty-Eight Dollars ($800,068.00) from the Westchester-Putnam Local Workforce Development Board to support the City's Youth Employment Program (YEP); and
Whereas, Toss N Press, S-Corp shall partner with the Youth Bureau to provide participating youth with hands-on, real-world restaurant experience, including but not limited to ServSafe certification, entrepreneurship training, job readiness skills,...
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